John 12:13:22John.12.13.W22TAB
βασιλεὺς
basileus
“king”
- Transliteration
- ba-si-LEUS
- Extended
- bah-sih-LEUS
- IPA
- /ba.siˈleu̯s/
Meaning by language
- English
- king
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Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ba-si-LEUS
- sentence
E-la-bon ta ba-I-a tôn phoi-NI-kôn kai ek-SÊL-thon eis hy-PAN-tê-sin au-TÔ kai e-KRAU-ga-zon hô-san-NA eu-lo-gê-ME-nos ho er-KHO-me-nos en o-NO-ma-ti KY-ree-ou kai ho ba-si-LEUS tou is-ra-ÊL
Exegesis
The final coordinated element kai ho basileus tou Israēl {καὶ ὁ βασιλεὺς τοῦ Ἰσραήλ | kaí ho ba-si-leús tou Is-ra-ḗl} is best taken as appositional to “the one who comes,” identifying Him as “the King of Israel” and heightening the royal, messianic tone of the scene. The English renderings preserve this chain of coordinated verbs and appositional titles to convey the sense of an organized, public procession culminating in a climactic royal acclamation.
Root and etymology
basileuobeta–alpha–sigma–iota–lambda–epsilon–upsilon–omega
“to reign as king”
In context — John 12:13
They took the branches of the palm trees and went out to meet Him , and they were crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord , even the King of Israel.”
About this coordinate
John 12:13:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of John 12:13, so the Greek word βασιλεὺς (basileus) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written John.12.13.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (John.12.13.W22.S1) and character.